Doing it Right From The Start:
This article reminded me of my childhood, when I was in elementary school, back in Guatemala and Honduras. On several field trips, we went, as a class, to plant trees to urban and rural zones. Part of today’s ecological problem is deforestation. The alternative is reforestation. However, this does not always work that easily. Soil, like any product, has its expiration date; it gets depleted from natural minerals and nutrients if used very often and if not treated correctly to grow healthy crops. Therefore, before reforestation, soil must be treated so that trees can grow strong again. Therefore, deforestation may not be due to a lack of reforestation, but also due to a lack of appropriate and naturally rich land. See attached picture, concerning reforestation in USA. Also, if interested on further information on deforestation (and climate change) in the Amazon, our world lung, check this article online: http://www.sinoitaenvironment.org/ReadNewsex1.asp?NewsID=2460
Gardening’s Socioeconomic Impacts:
This article emphasized on the importance, in social and economic aspects, of gardening. It explained that gardening not only improves the environment, but it also served as a therapy for many people to get to know other people and to balance their lives socially. At the beginning of the article, the author shows that people have the will to garden, but they sometimes lack the land. It is important to encourage gardening at a massive level. Community gardening is one alternative. Encouragement, motivation, awareness, and enthusiasm of the present need of more natural areas in the middle of urban cities should also help on this good-natured task. New York City is a great example of an urban place where organized community gardening is on its way.
This article reminded me of my childhood, when I was in elementary school, back in Guatemala and Honduras. On several field trips, we went, as a class, to plant trees to urban and rural zones. Part of today’s ecological problem is deforestation. The alternative is reforestation. However, this does not always work that easily. Soil, like any product, has its expiration date; it gets depleted from natural minerals and nutrients if used very often and if not treated correctly to grow healthy crops. Therefore, before reforestation, soil must be treated so that trees can grow strong again. Therefore, deforestation may not be due to a lack of reforestation, but also due to a lack of appropriate and naturally rich land. See attached picture, concerning reforestation in USA. Also, if interested on further information on deforestation (and climate change) in the Amazon, our world lung, check this article online: http://www.sinoitaenvironment.org/ReadNewsex1.asp?NewsID=2460
Gardening’s Socioeconomic Impacts:
This article emphasized on the importance, in social and economic aspects, of gardening. It explained that gardening not only improves the environment, but it also served as a therapy for many people to get to know other people and to balance their lives socially. At the beginning of the article, the author shows that people have the will to garden, but they sometimes lack the land. It is important to encourage gardening at a massive level. Community gardening is one alternative. Encouragement, motivation, awareness, and enthusiasm of the present need of more natural areas in the middle of urban cities should also help on this good-natured task. New York City is a great example of an urban place where organized community gardening is on its way.
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